New Player's Handbook Cover Art!

[psionotic]

I'm 'meh' on the new PHB cover, but the cover to the DMG is great!

 

[Zamkaizer]

I hate to say it, but I REALLY don't like that cover. For one thing, I was a fan of the old "faux" book covers, or at the least the more recent art covers. This one is completely static, no action, and seems horribly off-center (There's too much open space on the left-hand side). I actually preferred the Tiefling cover to this one.

There are what appear to be two other characters occupying that open space.

As for the green dragon fight, I'd like to see someone photoshop in the logo and information from other books. I have a vague suspicion that the resulting image would be wonky, from a graphic design standpoint.

 

[Wormwood]

Liked the first PHB cover---because 4e Tieflings are effin' metal (but too metal for some, as it turned out).

The new one? Let's see . . . Hot chick. Big sword.

Works for me.

 

[Wormwood]

I can't tell. Is there a boob-window in the new pic?

Nope. Just a tight leather bustier.

Upgrade.

 

[Xethreau]

Liked the first PHB cover---because 4e Tieflings are effin' metal (but too metal for some, as it turned out).

The new one? Let's see . . . Hot chick. Big sword.

Works for me.

I wish the thing holding the sword was another hot human, but I suppose this will do.

 

[JVisgaitis]

I think its a much better improvement. On its own, it isn't the perfect choice for a cover, but I think when tied in with the tweaks to the Dungeon Master's Guide cover its pretty sweet. My big beef is still the stark white background behind the Dungeons & Dragons logo. On the module covers that area is semi-transparent and looks really slick. I hope they do that with the core books as well, because it looks 1000 times better IMO.

 

[Guild Goodknife]

An improvement over the first one, but the green dragon piece would still be better for the PHB.
Hope we see a high res version soon.

 

[Scholar & Brutalman]

There are what appear to be two other characters occupying that open space.

Hard to see at this size, but there's something there. A dwarf and someone behind the dwarf, I think.

 

[Henry]

There are what appear to be two other characters occupying that open space.

What, those two blue blobs of cave wall that look like dwarves?

Yeah, I had to look twice, and you're right -- but they're so obscured as to be almost invisible. It looks like open space on the cover, rather than two people in front of a party of four, which is what I think he was going for.

 

[JVisgaitis]

As for the green dragon fight, I'd like to see someone photoshop in the logo and information from other books. I have a vague suspicion that the resulting image would be wonky, from a graphic design standpoint.

I did this awhile ago. Personally, I think its better than either of the covers they've done so far. Kudos to them for listening and re-commissioning the art though. At least they are willing to listen to their audience and make changes.